another nail in someone's coffin

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another nail in someone's coffin

(idiomatic) An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.
Following the divorce and the lawsuit, bankruptcy is just another nail in his coffin.

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Translations

one in a series of factors which lead, or purport to lead, to downfall

Hungarian: újabb szög valakinek a koporsójába(n)
Polish: gwóźdź do trumny (pl) m
Portuguese: mais um prego no caixão (de)
Swedish: ännu en spik i kistan, ytterligare en spik i kistan

See also

final nail in the coffin

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